Roundup

BASEBALL - ROUNDUP

March 25, 2008

*Rays 13, Pirates 4: Tampa Bay's Edwin Jackson, the 24-year-old right-hander, threw seven strong innings, allowing seven hits and only two first-inning runs. He struck out two and walked two in St. Petersburg. "I felt good," said Jackson, who was 5-15 with a 5.76 ERA last season. "I stayed aggressive with batters."

*Indians 8, Braves 0: Cleveland's Jake Westbrook struck out eight over six perfect innings in Winter Haven. Westbrook struck out the side in the first and extended his scoreless streak to 14 innings over four spring starts. The right-hander has yet to yield a run, allowing only five hits while striking out 16. "I don't think the '27 Yankees could have hit that guy today," Braves Manager Bobby Cox said. "That's as good as you can get, and he had all of his pitches, all of them."

*Cardinals 8, Twins 4: Brad Thompson, competing for a spot in St. Louis' rotation, allowed two runs and four hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked one in Fort Myers.

*Mariners 3, White Sox 1: Jarrod Washburn tossed seven shutout innings after waking up with soreness in his lower back to lead Seattle in Peoria, Ariz.

*Astros 10, Marlins 10, 10 innings: One of baseball's top prospects and a centerpiece of the trade that sent Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera to Detroit in December, 20-year-old Cameron Maybin was optioned to Class AA Carolina after going 0-for-5 in Jupiter.

*Mets 1, Orioles 0: John Maine allowed only a Nick Markakis single over six shutout innings in New York's victory over Baltimore, combining with two relievers for a two-hitter in Fort Lauderdale.

*Cubs 7, Rangers 6: Mark DeRosa hit a three-run homer and Eric Patterson singled in the winning run in the ninth inning in Mesa, Ariz.

*Rockies 6, Brewers 5: Manny Parra turned in his second consecutive poor outing, allowing four first-inning runs in Phoenix. In all, the left-hander gave up five runs and five hits in three innings.

*Diamondbacks 6, Giants 5: Arizona right-hander Micah Owings' spring struggles continued as he allowed four runs, including two home runs, in 5 1/3 innings in Tucson, Ariz.

*Tigers 5, Nationals 3: Paul Lo Duca caught for Washington in Viera, going 2-for-3 with an RBI double before being replaced by a pinch runner in the seventh inning. It was the first time Lo Duca has played in major league games on consecutive days as he comes off left knee surgery. Afterward, he pronounced himself fit -- and set for the regular season despite a shortened spring training.